Oddbean new post about login | logout Labour saving machines, are a waste of time .. Hmmmm. I like to explore, travel. Wish we had less borders tbh. We are one species, shame we were divided into different peoples..
I agree with you about borders, and the division of people. As human beings we should not be confined to the place we were born. We should be free to travel and live anywhere we choose on planet earth without invasive government gatekeeping. This verse carries with it a very Libertarian sentiment. There are many translations. This is a commentary on the D.C. Lau (Academic Translation). Hopefully this will shed some light on the English translation. https://www.centertao.org/essays/tao-te-ching/dc-lau/chapter-80-commentary/ For more info on the philosophical depth of this text and why it is so challenging to translate into English, I wrote a little about it here. nostr:nevent1qqsvrcf3elzchmpcdww9c5ldzvwgnk29egrlsdjzapxek54fx7k9tsspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qf6ugxyxkknket3kkdgu4k0fu74vmshawermkj8d06sz6jts9t4ksxpqqqqqqzd3ufke
It can be. Though comfort and true inner contentment are not the same. Please see the link in my reply here for the nuance of this verse that is admittedly not so apparent in this particular translation. nostr:nevent1qqsr7afmzzlj3k6gfterprhdj6vpxv62dvcwhnzymr8wq3449dn4l2cpz3mhxw309ucnydewxqhrqt338g6rsd3e9upzqn4csvgddd8djhrdv63etv7nea2ehp06aj8hdyw6l4q94yhq2htdqvzqqqqqqyu6evxu